Here’s a Rundown of Weekend Caucuses and Primaries

The Presidential race becomes a bit more scattered this weekend with a mixture of primaries and caucuses over the course of Saturday and Sunday. Here’s a breakdown of what’s happening on each day with some analysis of the races as they stand.

As with the Democratic race, the Republican side is close but currently gives the front runner an edge. The latest polling shows Donald Trump leading at 26%, however, 39% remain undecided. I would call this race a toss-up as well.

The last poll in Kentucky is from weeks ago and shows Trump with a 13 point lead. However, given theLive Results: amount that remain undecided, this race can also be considered a toss-up. Trump may be a favorite, but he has not done as well in caucuses as he has in primaries.

No polling exists for this race, but Bill Clinton has been in Nebraska this week campaigning for his wife. I’d have to naturally give Clinton the edge here, but anything could happen in a caucus situation.

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Hmmm. The Trump supporters I am in contact with watch his whole speeches and know WTF is really going on. They are not relying on sound bites hand picked my parties against him and news organizations following orders.
In fact, at Trader Joe’s today an African American guy saw my phone open to Drudge and was clueless as to what was happening today. He’s all Hillary. He STILL thinks Trump is KKK. Duh. Ugh. Can we say not informed?
On the way out in the parking lot an African American lady who overheard the conversation drove over to me and rolled down her window and said “America Deserves Trump!” meant in the most complimentary way. I wish I could have spoken to her to find out why she liked Trump.
In the words of your faux name here, Goethe — ‘Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aid.’ That’s all Trump! #MAGA

She likes Trump for the same reason that most of you like Trump. He had a successful reality TV show. If he gets the Nom it’s going to be hilarious watching the MSM empty his closet 24/7 while that coverage sucks all the air out of the room in a negative way and Hillary’s bad coverage falls into the noise floor. All hail Hillary the POTUS. Get a clue!

People like Trump because “he doesn’t belong to their secret socities and hasn’t gone through their initiation rights”, said Newt Gingrich. He isn’t bought and paid for. In other words, he isn’t corrupt like the rest. He’s uncontrollable. What part of that does your low informative ass not get?

We don’t care what he does…..the election is about destroying the corrupt elite establishment….that includes Cruz, Rubio and all the rest. Trump will win the presidency and the liberal class will be no more.

Hello, Bella,
I’m French, from Paris, if you don’t believe me, you can check my CV by google or my facebook page. which is open without restriction of view

William LALOUM,

I’m french, I love US, i was in orlando, chicago, Ny, atlanta and New Orleans for the organization of medical congress.
I was and give during 3 months of my life as volunteer in the Harvest food for the catholic diosces of New Orleans… that’s all.

I have interest for US polls and politics.
I see the Sanders and Dem. campaign with interest, Trump and Cruz/Rubio for GOp.
All best
William

I followed the debate, yesterday night, Sanders vs Clinton. Really interesting. For me Sanders, seemed lead the debate, during the first hour at less.

But, about the economic questions and this bank Import-Export question, we see all the ideologic prejudices of a certain form of politic approach. Behind, Wall street, Sanders forgot that there are several thousands of employees.

So, the final of the debate, I felt Clinton better. I think about the question of faith, for example.

It’s interresting to see the “no-difference” on the economic terms between Trump and Sanders.
To finish, really interesting, to see how Detroit and Flint (with this story of poised water) had been suppliced in economic ‘s terms

In the north of France, all our indsutrial center had been “cleaned” too (steel, railways industry, textile…etc).

Trump is corrupt in minor ways for skirting the business laws of conduct just like the rest of those f****** in congress. He is not corrupt in what he wants to do for the country and republican voters are tired of the progressive promotion of illegals, islamists, black lies mutter, and keeping the public poor and vulnerable to criminals.

Yes, I agree with you. Newt said it tongue in cheek so they wouldn’t throw him in some canal in new jersey. Look what happened to kubrick for spilling the beans on these f****** in his movies. There’s a lot more going on than meets the eye in our country.

Hillary didn’t mind dissing obama in 2008, she sure loves her pants outfits too and how about her hypocrisy on women’s rights and lying about the security of the country. She might be the first candidate to be running for president ever while under indictment soon. If you look at her laundry list of scandals with her significant other you will get an idea as to the evil she worships. I guess you are still listening to your 12 year old.

I’m far from angry….I’m doing what you’re doing. No one really knows what you really think or who your are….you could be responding to people for purposes no one knows.
I’ve got news for you…..every human being is racist. People who deny that are delusional…..the ones who really are honest about their racism are the left….hell, they own it.
By the way, Trump will be president and you really need to get over that.

I never watched the reality show with trump but i can tell you that everyone is jumping on the trump train about immigration both the illegals and the syrians. The gop is shaking in their rolls royces and mansions now. He isn’t one of the new world order boys and they don’t like it. Hillary on the other hand is one of them but she’s a woman and as always (no matter how crooked and evil) women come second-even in their club.

I watch every debate that Trump is on. I believe he is the only one that can defeat Hillary. The only other candidate that I believe will be great for America besides Trump is Kasick. If you listen to Kasick you know he has a great record, very surprised he is so low in polls? Back to Trump. Never have i ever seen a candidate be attacked the way Trump is. The republican establishment is so brutal. they want who they want and it is disgusting. they get me do mad that if they pull any shenanigans on trump i will vote hillary, how do you like me now!!

So it does not matter that he mocked a disabled man, downed woman, conned people fraud, was sued by DOJ for discrimination against blacks and paid his way out, hired illegal aliens and was charged paid his way out, and paid them four dollars a day for twelve hours days, bankrupted companies leaving investors high and dry, being sued all the way to Hawaii for Trump tech as long as he beats Hillary?

ohhhh, you are s angry! On the defensive all the time! He’s not going to be president, get over it!!!!! Fantasy land is your territory along with your psycho, arrogant, white racist, bald-headed, crater-faced, insult-throwing (just like him) evil doer……

Typically, the VP candidate is the bulldog, allowing the top of the ticket to appear more “presidential.” Cruz is certainly a pitbull, but his ego is so gigantic, I can’t imagine him taking second position.

Apparently, you have not watched EVERY debate that Trump lied on. You would have seen and heard what a racist, minority hating, nut he is. He began the attacks first. Anyone who attacks me will get attacked back. He attacks anyone who disagrees with him, or whenever he is asked a question he doesn’t have an answer to. (Which is almost every question). Watch how he veers off and changes the subject mid sentence on ALL questions!

Wrong….Trump’s supporters are mostly white racist’ who don’t care what, who,where, or when…..they simply follow Trump because he acts like their white supremist grand master…..They probably don’t even understand what he says. How can they, when he doesn’t understand himself…..

I do think he is unfortunately right about the loyal uninformed. I think its a streak of laziness and apathy that some minorities grow up with in poor hoods. Tongue in cheek suggestion is meant here but maybe trump ought to twist that baseball cap around and hold some interviews at a barbeque and shoot some baskets with the kids.

You do realize that minorities as mentioned in my comment includes blacks, asians, and hispanics who are poor and low info voters in addition to po whites. I guess you’re saying that if trump gets the vote of those whites by appealing to things they like he is kkk. In your toilet logic then those minorities that listen to la raza, and the naacp, and others who appeal to low info voters in their groups by doing things they like at events are just nice people. Yes, twelve year old logic.

LIV was a phrase coined by Rush Limbaugh to explain the Obama voters and it is a slur. If you don’t know what the phrase means you shouldn’t use it. It just makes you look like a low information person.

Quite the contrary. It is our duty to rescue English from unscrupulous propagandists who work to make our beautiful language dirty.

In this case, I was the one who purposely used “low-information voters” above, to rescue it–to denote people who simply do not have the time to delve into the political minutiae–which is the decent meaning.

Democrats
Sanders:
Kansas (very similar make-up to Oklahoma, but that basketball game may hinder Sanders).
Maine (guarantee due to the white population, geographic region, and liberalness).
Nebraska (only one I am unsure of due to complete lack of polling, but pick Sanders due to large white population).

Clinton:
Louisiana (A guarantee for Clinton due to the black vote).

Republicans:
Cruz:
Louisiana (Louisiana and Texas have a close bond, so them going the same way would not surprise me, especially with a Senator from Texas and with the Oklahoma win going against a lot of the polls, it is a possibility).
Puerto Rico (The Latino vote will carry him, although the case for Rubio is convincing).
Kansas (Very similar make-up to Oklahoma).

Trump:
Maine (Trump has also been doing well in this region and don’t see Kasich making a big enough splash to do any harm)
Kentucky (Trump has been doing well in this region of the country)

Trump is up Big in Louisiana and Kentucky…and will probably win Maine… question is Kansas..but if it is close.. the winner will only get 1-2 delegates more than the other.. so it’s pretty much will be even unless Trump get A lot of supports out.. then he will win Kansas by 4-6 pts

With Cruz – we get the North American Union – it won’t matter that he is a Canadian as we will all be one. That’s what Pelosi meant when she said we have no border. Left/right paradigm – not much difference there either. Cruz is an insider playing an outsider and who says they don’t know how to play us.

Damn, You can cherry pick to diss trump all you like but while you’re at it have some rubio and cruz and even kasick. The bottom line is the gop and the left are in it together and trump is shaking them all up.

Hello, I’m french, and, I follow the caucus on CNN by the cable tv, during the night.
I have an open question about Sanders.
What do you think in generally about him ? Still again chance to win or not ?

On the french TV all our commentaries or “specialists” of the US life are “all wrong” from december…
But, it’s really strange, but nobody speak about Sanders.

Translation:
Pardon my French:
There is little talk of Sanders. The Democratic Party establishment is behind Hillary. More importantly, most minorities (who are 43% of our voting public) are for Hillary. Since he has so little chance of winning, and because there’s so much drama in the GOP, Sanders is ignored.

CNN, FOX and other networks are trying to block any information about Sanders. But they forget, that the millions of Sanders supporters don’t need their networks to get information. We have the web. We have – The Young Turks on you tube and many many other resources. Bernie is the most honest and trustworthy candidate we have had in a very long time. As a 65 year old American, I am so disappointed to realize how corrupt our Democratic party can be by trying to force a corrupt candidate on us. Bernie has my vote all the way. The only candidate who cares about the struggling middle class population. I get $706 a month SS and my husband gets $1600 a month. Can the billionaires who are trying to control our election even fathom living on that amount of money each month. I think not. Bernie can cause he has been in our shoes.

That’s actually not true since they have been giving him lap dances for months. They are afraid of Hillary so they are artificially inflating Sanders. Only since Hillary has become inevitable does she get any press for actually becoming the nominee. It’s not honest at all to say the press doesn’t give Bernie air time.

you are talking about a man that never earned a paycheck until he was 40 years old!!!
And you think he can understand!! Sorry, we are not a socialist country, and if one wants to live in one, they should move to one. I live in Germany for 4 years and UK for 8 years, they are socialist! And I can tell you I would not like their economy. 20-22% taxes, directly charged on everything for EVERYBODY, people don’t even know it, cuz it is added in. Medical is the worse in the world. I was hospitalized in the UK several times and once in Germany, Germany was better than the UK, but so substandard, and 50 years behind US medical…that is until obummer takes it from all of us.

Social Security was never meant to be a retirement program for anyone, It is meant to keep people from starving. We are supposed to delay gratification, work hard and save for our own retirements- not require others at the point of a gun to pay for it. Many choose to spend every penny they make, never work second jobs or choose not to have tight knit families- or choose partners that can provide security so that the “government” can take care of them.

Our two nations had never been in war, one against the other since for ever. And never, we forget the american contribution to liberate our country and protect us, during an half of century and since today. In Normandy, on June, at each corner, village, everywhere, you can see the star US flag.

“Yes. You may not know, but we have had a Bush or Clinton in EVERY election, from 1976 to 2008 (when Hillary ran, but lost).”

The policies of liberalism work so effectively for minorities here in the United States that they continuously and relentlessly vote DEMO every cycle.. Under the guidance of liberalism, the ascension of minorities into the middle class and upper middle class has been nothing short of ASTOUNDING.. It is no wonder why they religiously turn out in droves every election cycle to continue having members of the liberal movement to represent them..

He is a socalist, just like you have in France and Europe. We have capitalism, not socialism. America will never elect a socialist! I think it is kinda good he is giving hillary a run for her money, but will neve be anything more.

Social Democrat/Democratic Socialist. In a Social Democracy, Capitalism still exists, but it is regulated, and there is a social safety net and social justice policies. Most countries including our own, have a mixed system. There is no country that is a pure free-market capitalist system or a pure socialist system.

This system exists, in E.U. commission. At european level, we have a pure liberal and capitalist system.

An example : currently, we have a crisis of surproduction of pigs and milk in France. (cause a large part of our product (milk, cheese, meals normally go to Russia, and, there is an embargo, decided by EU. committee, cause the ukrainian situation).

Canadian Cruz will win the caucus states (since the panicked GOP rather cheat in his favor, than dead-end Rubio’s).

Trump will crush all in the direct vote in Louisiana.

Afterward, winner take all Florida and Ohio will make Trump unbeatable — sending the dozen fat men from the North-East Coast that run the Republican Party from their country clubs, into a tail spin, thus ending their pernicious power forever.

The End of the anti-American RINOs and Neocons is just a few days away!

Then, the Tea Party will ascend — for only such Patriots are the salvation for our Nation!

Donors and lobbiests…. the people that are doing the commercials for Rubio and Cruz.. well instead of paying 2 million for a commercial…they gave Romney a million to stand up and make a pledge against Trump. It’s all about $$$$ just like in Sports!

3. Trump has been absolutely terrible this past week. Not only has he been getting attacked by his opponents, pundits, past candidates, party leaders, the media themselves (and rightfully so)… but he hasn’t responded in any resilient way. Not to mention, the guy couldn’t attend CPAC because it was obviously too big of a risk for the campaign (WTF?). hahaha, like…. the man seeking the Republican nomination can’t attend CPAC… because he’s seeking the Republican nomination,lol. Usually it’s a right of passage for candidates.

I just don’t see the support pulling away from Trump like it should/should’ve been. It shows that there’s a strong possibility of Trump sweeping the WTA’s of FL, MO, and OH. Whereas there’s zero chance of Cruz nabbing all, if any, of the 3. Kasich pulls too much from OH and Rubio pulls too much in FL and MO is a friggin’ OPEN primary! (217 delegates in all)

It’s good that Cruz got the headlines of winning 2 more states, but his situation is more dire than it seems. Basically, the next 10 days will decide the 2016 general election. GoP voter turnout is up something like 100% from 2012 and Dem turnout is below expectations. The GoP will certainly win the General. So I’d expect some “Lee-Atwater-level” hijinks coming from conservative leaders in the coming week if they truly want to stop Trump.

Trump should of went to Kansas earlier and really needs to start hitting 2 places per state(day) instead of jumping 1 city in a state to the next unless he plans to go back. Point is.. Trump needs to start making more than 1 trip to a state. He’s hitting NC 2 times coming up which is what he needs to do.. but he needs 2 more times in Ohio… 2 times in Missouri and Illinois and 2 more times if not 3 in Florida before each primary to secure them states. If he did 2 times in Kansas..he would of if not won but only lost by 1-2 delagates only.

I don’t see him changing his campaign up too much at this point, for it has been working for him for the most part. If he starts acting like every other politician, that hurts his brand he has made for himself.

The majority of the people who voted absentee are disappointed they did. Those who voted for Donald Dump regret it and wouldn’t have done it had they seen and heard what a psycho, minority hating, racist ass#hole he is…….